rainbow run fundraising pack Thank you for supporting Tŷ Hafan at our last ever Rainbow Run fundraising event. Your fundraising will help Tŷ Hafan to continue providing comfort, care and support to life-limited children and their families in Wales. Saturday 28 April 2018 Swansea Bay Beach Swansea This pack will provide you with vital information needed for the day and some great fundraising tips to help you reach your sponsorship target. Please read through each item carefully to make sure you are prepared for the event. Good luck with your fundraising and training see you soon! The Tŷ Hafan Events Team Contact us at events@tyhafan.org Tweet about your challenge: #rainbowrun and follow @tyhafan
your rainbow run event details Wear a shiny white t-shirt! Wear running gear and sensible shoes you don t mind getting messy. Bring sunglasses or goggles to wear, especially for under 16 s. (Sunglasses are available to buy on the event day) We will provide one bottle of water per participant before and after the run Event parking is at Brynmill Recreational Ground (SA2 0AU), a Council Pay & Display car park. Please car share where possible. Registration will be by the cenotaph on Swansea Bay seafront. Your Race Number will be posted to you before the event. Disclaimer - please sign the disclaimer form (sent with your race number) and bring it with you on the day to speed up registration. Please don t bring your sponsorship money with you on the day, you will need to send it in to Tŷ Hafan after the event day, see website for details. Don t bring any valuables there will not be bag storage available on the day. The entire Rainbow Run route is on the beach. All under 16 s must take part with a responsible adult. After the run you will be rewarded with a medal and energy bar. On the day 10:00am Sign in at the registration desk Head onto the beach and visit the main stage to get your face painted, buy 10:30am some paint and listen to some great music to get you ready for the race 11:30am Registration closes, warm up session at the main stage 12:00pm Race starts For more information, FAQs and directions, visit: www.rainbowrunwales.co.uk
turn fun into #rainbowrun @tyhafan ty_hafan fundraising Your target: 50 (under 16 s aim to raise 20) Your entry fee only covers the event costs, we rely on your sponsorship or donations to provide care and support for life-limited children, young people and their families. Fundraising ideas to get you started Give copies of your form to family and friends tell everyone what you are doing! Raffles/Events Hold a raffle in your work place or local pub. Arrange a quiz night. They are great fun and raise a lot of money. Raise money online It s easy to set up an online fundraising page at - www.justgiving.com Corporate Sponsorship Ask your company to boost your sponsorship or even match what you raise! use social media Spread the word on your Facebook and Twitter, linking to your online giving page and recieve a like or retweet from us It means an extra 25p for every 1 sponsored. It won t cost you or your sponsors a penny! For how to pay your money in visit: www.rainbowrunwales.co.uk/faq
being a nurse at ty hafan At a children s hospice you can help make memories for the families. You re not just a nurse, involved in some of the potentially negative experiences of clinical care; you get to do everything else and can be the fun person too, taking them to the pool or to the playroom for arts and crafts, sing-a-longs and story time. There s so much pressure on the family of a child with a life-limiting condition and actually being a family will sadly take a back seat to their responsibilities. It s so important that our nurses can be there to give the families the opportunity to just enjoy the time they have together. They are there to give families the confidence to be themselves and allow them to remember the magical moments. Nurses are vital fortŷ H a f a n to continue to provide the comfort, care and support to children with life-limiting conditions and their families in Wales. They are on call 365 day a year, are ready to respond to emergencies at all times and are pivotal in end-of-life care when the time comes. It is their job to ensure the child is comfortable and the wishes of the family are met at this time. The responsibility on our nurses is huge to say the least. It costs us 1 million every year to fund our nurses and we can t do this without our amazing supporters like you.
training tips Week one: Start with a ten minute run at an easy pace, three days a week and ensure you spread out your days. Week two: Add five to ten minutes a day, so you re running 15-20 minutes three days a week. Week three: Run 20 minutes, walk one minute, run six minutes, three days a week. Week four: Run for 28 minutes, three days a week. Once you re able to run 30 minutes at a time comfortably, keep up the good work! Water kindly supplied by
How to pay in your sponsorship money Before sending in your sponsorship money to us, please ensure that the following information is on your sponsorship form: Your name Your team number Gift Aid it! Remember to fill our the Gift Aid information If you are sending in sponsorship money for your group, please make a note on the form who the money should be allocated to so that we can keep everyone s records up to date. This should also reduce the amount of emails/letters you receive from us chasing up sponsorship in the next few months. Then return your completed sponsorship form with the cheque to: Tŷ Hafan, Hayes Road, Sully, Vale of Glamorgan. CF64 5XX Alternatively, you can pay your sponsorship money straight to our Tŷ Hafan account: HSBC Bank account number: 01475932 Sort code: 40-16-18 If you decide to send money this way, please send an email to events@tyhafan.org stating your name, the event, the branch you re paying into and the amount. Just Giving - Money raised through Just Giving automatically comes through to Tŷ Hafan. Once you ve set up your page and promoted it to friends and colleagues, you don t need to do anything else. #rainbowrun @tyhafan